Earls Court or Maida Vale: Which Is Better Value?
Earls Court averages £1,200,000 against £1,150,000 in Maida Vale, a gap of £50,000 or 4%. You would need £5,000 more deposit and about £263 a month more on a repayment mortgage at an assumed 5% over 25 years. Maida Vale charges £596 less council tax at Band D.
Earls Court averages £1,200,000 against £1,150,000 in Maida Vale, a gap of £50,000 or 4%. You would need £5,000 more deposit and about £263 a month more on a repayment mortgage at an assumed 5% over 25 years. Maida Vale charges £596 less council tax at Band D.
Price and deposit
The headline gap is £50,000, or 4%. On a 10% deposit that is £5,000 more cash to find before you start. Detached homes average £1,800,000 against £1,725,000.
Earls Court against Maida Vale
Town guides for each: Mortgage advice in Earls Court and Mortgage advice in Maida Vale.
Schools and families
Maida Vale holds its own on schools, with 2 graded Outstanding at their last graded Ofsted inspection (before September 2024) against 1 in Earls Court. Counting last graded Ofsted inspections (before September 2024), Earls Court has 4 schools and Maida Vale has 5 schools graded Good or better.
A strong catchment in the cheaper town can cost more than an average street in the dearer one. Compare catchments, not averages.
Running costs and getting to work
Band D council tax is £1,643 in Earls Court and £1,048 in Maida Vale, a difference of £596 a year.
The honest verdict
Maida Vale is cheaper to buy on these figures. Earls Court carries the higher price and, on this data, not the stronger school profile.
Neither is right in the abstract. If the deposit is your constraint, the £5,000 difference matters more than anything else here. If catchment is the constraint, price follows the school you need.
What each town is actually like
Price is one axis. These are the things people move for, and the things they find out afterwards.
Earls Court
In its favour- Two Tube lines and a direct Heathrow train
- One of the lowest Band D council tax bills in England
- Handsome white stucco terraces and garden squares
- Museums, Hyde Park and the King's Road on foot
- Almost everything is leasehold flats, not houses
- Service charges can be high and volatile
- Private outdoor space is rare; garden keys are address-specific
- Heavy traffic on the Cromwell Road and Earls Court Road
Best for Second-home buyers ★★★★★
A genuinely central, lock-up-and-leave flat market with two Tube lines, a direct Heathrow run and one of the lowest Band D council tax bills in England, close to ideal for a London pied-a-terre.
Maida Vale
In its favour- Leafy, low-rise and genuinely quiet for Zone 2
- Two of its own Bakerloo line stations
- The lowest council tax Band D in England
- Little Venice, the canal and Paddington Rec
- Almost entirely leasehold, very few freeholds
- Short leases sharply cut value and narrow lender choice
- Mansion-block service charges run to thousands a year
- Five-figure major-works levies are a real risk
Best for Families ★★★★☆
Ark Atwood Primary is Outstanding and Paddington Academy is Outstanding, with St Saviour's and Essendine both Good; add Paddington Recreation Ground, the canal towpath, quiet tree-lined streets and large lateral mansion flats and it is a genuinely strong central London family choice, held back only by price and by how few whole houses ever come up.
Earls Court and Maida Vale, side by side
| Measure | Earls Court | Maida Vale |
|---|---|---|
| Average property price | £1,200,000 | £1,150,000 |
| Average detached | £1,800,000 | £1,725,000 |
| 10% deposit | £120,000 | £115,000 |
| Illustrative monthly payment | £6,314 | £6,051 |
| Band D council tax | £1,643 | £1,048 |
| Outstanding rated schools | 1 | 2 |
| Good rated schools | 3 | 3 |
Local averages used for illustration. Confirm your own figures before acting.
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